Sunday 18th December 2022
This morning we set out to explore the city and museums of Adelaide. First of all we walked to the South Australian Museum, which is free to enter. It’s a huge museum and tells the story of the natural and cultural history of South Australia. It also has a giant squid which extends through all four floors of the museum – so it’s head is on the top floor, and you can see the tentacles as you walk down. This was probably my favourite part of the museum, although I also very much enjoyed the big collection of brightly coloured minerals.
Next door is the Art Gallery of South Australia, which is also free to enter. I really enjoyed this museum, it’s got a great selection of both Australian and overseas art and I found the various exhibitions and installations very interesting.
It was now lunchtime, so we went to Betty’s Burgers for a burger (I had chicken, Pete had beef). They were good burgers, though not the cheapest.
Our next stop was the Adelaide Botanic Garden. It’s huge and very pleasant to walk around. We spent a couple of hours exploring at a leisurely pace, then went to the neighbouring Botanic Park where we found a spot under a shady tree to relax.
We then headed back into the city, and walked to Peel Street. Here, we had a very enjoyable cocktail at Alfred’s Bar.
Opposite is Bread and Bone, a bar and restaurant. We weren’t hugely hungry but fancied something to eat so shared a mac and cheese, corn and curry croquettes, and a portion of onion rings. The food was pretty good, although the drinks we ordered never turned up. Apparently it’s because they ran out of milk (Pete had ordered a milkshake), but it’s a bit annoying they didn’t bother telling us this of bringing the glass of wine I’d ordered.
On the way back to our hotel we stopped off at a wine shop, and bought a bottle of Australian Tawny, which we enjoyed whilst watching a couple of episodes of Money Heist on Netflix.
Emma and Pete’s Asian Adventure 